Evening Star Newspaper, January 25, 1932, Page 4

T A4 ¥x M:‘ Prince and Bride Arrive FIGHT FOR REDUGED TAXES SPREADING Decrease in City and State Levies Likely to Offset Federal Inoreases. BY MORRIS C. WATSON. CCoprright, 1932, by the Associated Press.) NEW YORK, January 25.—Thete is @& definite movement toward tax reduc- tions in many parts of the United States With Yikely, the average citizen may offset the con- templation of increased Federal taxes with the prospect of paying less ) the coffers of his municipal and State governments A H some exceptions, it Appears Moore, newly inaugurated Democratic Governor of New Jersey, gave fluent voice to the movement last Week, when he proposed the return of more than $16,000,000 to the taxpayers asked the Legislature to throw out 95 agencies and 35 commissions in favor of a less expensive form of gov- ernment. Slash in Nebraska. Nebraska began slashing its govern- mental overhead st year and the taxes came down accordingly. Of 15 counties holding the maximum population of the State, 10 reduced their levies, 1 creased and 4 rémalned at level. Four municipalities of 14 in t populated area increased the rates meet emergencies, but 6 others insti- tuted redtictions, while the remaining 4 made no change The State Board of Equalization in Taaho met last August and reduced as- gessed valuation of nearly all property except that of public utilities 20 to 25 per cent. Though some counties in- creased levies to balance, the action generally meant & reduced tax. As- sessments on live stock, all-important in Idaho, have just been slashed 20 to 40_per cent Towa expects to reduce its tax col- Jections $10,000,000 to $12,000,000, dur- ing the current year. A legislative com mfttee is now at work studying the po: sibilities of reduction in governmental expenses in 99 counties. Salaries Are Cut. Many of the county and city govern- ments have reduced public salaries 10 to 12 per cent and the State govern- mént is operating under an economy prégram. The State levy has been re- duced 2 mills. The 1981 tax rate in Kansas at’143 mills, was the lowest since 1920. The 1082 rate has not been fixed, but the exfemu for the first six months of thé current fiscal year were $337.000 untler the same period of the previous year, and the Governor has demanded ecbnomies in all departments. Many county and municipal governments have slashed their budgets. The Missouri State Board of Equali- pation meets nexy month, with one member demanding a flat reduction of 20 per cent on the assessed valuation of all real estate Gov. Henry S. Caulfield has ordered reduced budgets for all departments and many of the counties have staried to reduce their expenditures. North Carolina’s Legislature taussd 3 generll reduction of 33 cents on the $100 valuation in 1831 by turning the six-month public school term and méintenance oh all public roads, in- cliding county highways, over to the Sthte government. Salaries of all but constitutional officers were cut 10 per cent. At present further salary cuts are being made. REFERENDUM ACTION BY CONGRESS URGED President Curran of Association Against Prohibition Points to Sentiment. B the Assotinted Press. In & letter to memnbers of Congress, Henry H. Curran, president of the As- sociation Against the Prohibition Amendment, argued today that suffi- cient sentiment resubmission to Congress. “Half a dozen Btates have specifically petitioned for relief from the eighteenth amendment.” he wrote, “nine have Tes pudiated national prohibition by refus- ing to ratify the eighteenth amendment of to adopt enforcement laws or else by voting to rescind thelr enforcement laws; three * * * not included in the foregoing - compilation have registered pronounced opposition to national pro- jbition in recent elections.” In addition Curran said: “Although demand action by not a single State platform contained | © & repeal plank in 1928, there was a call for repeal in 21 different State plat- forms in 1030.” CITY NEWS XNVBVRIEP TODAY. Card party, benefit St. Teresa’s Cath- { olic Church 0f Anacostia, 1409 V street southeast, 8:30 p.m. Meeting, Mid-City Citizens' Associa- tion Thomson Community Center, Tweltth and L streets, 8 p.m Meeting, Georgetown OCitizens’ Asso- ciation, 8t. John’s Church Parish Hall O street at Potomac, 8 p.m Meeting, Audubon Society, Washing- ton Club, 1701 K street, 8 pm Meeting, North Capitol C s As sociation, McKinley High School, 8 p Meeting, Masonic Clubs, Hamilton Hotel, 8 pm Dinner, Columbia Dental University Club, 6:15 p.m Dinner, University Bociety Univer: of Michigan = Club, 7 p.m Meeting. Executive Committee, Mon- day Evening Club, Willard Hotel, 4:30 pm Meeting, board of governors, cppal Church Home, Willard 8 pm Epis- Hotel, Fratern: Hotel, 8 pm Opera Show, Wil- Meetin Order of Eagles Willard Rehearsal lard Hotel, Civic 8 pm Boclety for N al of Thomas 8 pm Meeting ital Memorial Carlton Hotel benefit Westway Club Card party, & Trust Building Washington Loan 8:15 pm FUTURE Turkey dinner, Bethany Chapter, O. 8., Almas Temple, 1315 K street, ‘Wednesday, 5 to 7 p.m, Luncheon, Community Chest Jrd Hotel, tomorrow, 12:16 p.m Wil Rehearsal, Rubinstein Olub, Willard Hotel, tomorrow, 11 am Buffet luncheon, Women's Natio Press Club, Willard Hotel, tomorrow, i pnm. Luncheon, “Y" Men's Club, Hamilton Hotel, tomorrow, 12:30 p.m. Luncheon, Washington Asociation of redit Men, Raleigh Hotel, tomorrow, 2:30 p.m. { Card parly, St. Mathias' Church, St g‘rnms arish Hall, Seat Pleasant, ., tomorrow, $:30 pm. Lunchaon, Civitan Club, La Fayette Wotel, orrow, 12:30 p.m. ™ from reports over a wide area, | had been shown for | Jefferson, | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, 1932. DETAINED AT ELLI: | in New York yesterday on the 8 be detained at Ellis 1sland. The ried in Italy last November, but under the Rhode Island laws, as the b cohsenit of her mother. It is believed th country. Photo shows Prince Rospig] PRINCE GERONIMO ROSPIGLIOSI was permitted to 1and when he arrived S ISLAND AS EXPECTED. S. Vulcania with his bride, the former Marion Spowden, Newport society girl, in spité of reports that he would | prince and the American girl were mar- | tion of Governmi SPOTLGHT TRNS ONNEW TAK LAY iProgram, Differing From| Treasury’s, Promised in House Within Week. By the Associated Press. New and higher taxation, designed to attain in combination with stringent | economy & balanced budget once again becomes this week the issue of para- | | mount importance in Congress | Removal of the Reconstruction Cor- poration from the foreground of the | fegislative’ scene caused concentrated | attention to swing to this question | which will affect directly or indirectlx every pocketbook, and should have 2 vital bearing on the speed with which | esonomic recovery is obtained. Plan Promised Soon. A taxation plan, substantially amend- ed from the program offered by the | Treasury, is promised in_ the House within & week or s0. Even before hear- ings are ended by the Ways and Means Committee the leaders of the control- ling Democratic side are indicating an intention to tap rich sources of reve- nue left alone by the administration as alternative to some of the taxes recom- mended. For instancc, clectric power production has been suggested as a likely field for levies The enormous importance all the congressional leaders attach to the other side of the budget balancing pic- ture—Government economy—has been | revealed meanwhile in striking fashion through a totally unprecedented move to ascertain in advance the amount of | | expenditures which will be voted by the present Congress. Speaker Garner | and Floor Leader Rainey for the Demo- crats, and Minority leader Snell for the Republicans, addressed to each com- mittee letters asking a report on the | | money bills it expected to present. Money Bills Pile Up. This action was taken in the face of & pile of bills introduced running well above the ten thousand mark, and calling all totaled for billions of public expenditure. The letters stated directly that the aim was to hold off every ex- penditure not absolutely essential The formidable nature of the tax- raising job was accentuated by the Treasury’s announcement that the Federal revenue dropped riore than a billion dollars last year. This recapitula- t income was issued while representatives of several indus- tries singled out by the Treasury for | new taxation were doing thefr utmost | their marriage was said to be illegal | to defeat the proposed levies affecting ride is & minor and acted without the hat the couple will be remarried in this liosi and his bride as they arrived. ‘Wide World Phot 11,8, GVES 14400 IROCKREEKPLAN Turning Over of Check Marks' First Concrete Step Toward ! Development. In turning over a check for $144.000 to representatives of the Maryland Na- tional Capital Park and Planning Com- mission todey, for development of Rock Creek Park northward, Lieut. Col. U. S. QGrant, 3d, vice chair<| man and executive officer of the Na- tional Capital Park and Planning Com- mission, took the first concrete step | toward carrying out the mandate of the Capper-Cramton park purchase act. Of the $144,000, $49,000 represents a one-third contribution of the Fed- eral Government under the act and about $96,000 is an advance for the purchase of land in the future park area. The Maryland authoritles gave | bonds to the amount of the advanc as security for the repayment of the $06,000 by Maryland Under the Capper-Cramton act, in the development of the nearby Maryland valley the Federal Government con- tributes one-third, and the Maryland authorities give two-thirds. The land in Rock Creex Park, which is officially known as section 1 under the Maryland program, bas been appraised both by Maryland officials and those of the Na- tional Capital Park and Planning Com- | mission, which lawer spweves = uole transaction. Col. Grant signed the check as rep- resentative of the National Government. Thomas Hampton, secretary-treasurer of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Oommission, signed as hat group and for the State of Maryland, under the law the Maryland commission holds the land in escrow, and the deeds are made out to the State The vouchers of today'’s transaction were signed by Capt. E. N. Chisholm, jr., engineer of the National Commis- fon, acting as assistant executive offi- | cer.” Maps showing the exact location ‘fll the land to be acquired in the Rock Creek Park expansion were made a part of the proceedings The exact acreage involved was with- | Beld by the officials, as there are pur- cha 25 yet to be made and they desire to possible advance in land engineer of the Mary- took & prominent cedings. Present also If_of the Maryland authorities were Bond Smith, attorney, and 1 Howard Duckett | mutual NATIONAL SEMINAR themselves, and just as & special com- mittee of the Chamber of Commerce | of the United State called for curtail- ment of Government expenditure along radical lines. The chamber’'s board suggested immediately to this committee that it study the possibility of knocking half & billion off the Federal outlay for the year. AMERICANS i DECORATED | 500 Catholic, Jewish and Protestant Leaders to Dis- cuss Understanding. Five hundred of the Nation's lay and clerical leaders, drawn from the ranks of Catholics, Jews and Progestants, will ¢it down together at ccnference tables here March 7, 8 and 9 to attack their mutual problems in open meetings. The time, place and theme of the national seminar—"religious liberty and understanding "—were chosen because of the Washington Bicenten- nial Celebration, according to an an- nouncement today by & committee composed of Newton D. Baker, Prof. Carlton J. H, Hayes of Columbia Uni- versity and Roger W. Straus, co-chair- men of the National Conference of Jews and Christians. | Buggested by Michael Willlams, lead- ing Catholic layman and editor of the Commonwealth, the seminar will be devoted to “a frank discussion of prejudices, discriminations and oOther difficulties between Protestants, Cath- olics and Jews in various parts of the United States,” according to the com- mittee’s announcement. On the third day there will be meet- ings in which repretentatives of na- tional women's organizations, religious workers in educational institutions, the religlous press, the clergy and various civic groups will take part. One luncheon meeting will be ar- ranged on the topic, “The Part of the Press in the Movement for Improving Inter-Group Relations.” Speakers will include Willlams, Robert B. Ashworth, editor the Baptist, and Alfred M. Co- hen, editor B'nai B'rith Other speakers are Baker, Straus, Prof. Hayes, Right Rev. James E. Free- man, Episcopal Bishop of Washington; Prof. Evarts B, Greene, former presi- dent of the American Historical Asso- ciation, and Dr. Cyrus Adler, president of the American Jewish Committee The chairman of the Washington Committee of the Seminar is Mrs. Rob- ert Whitney Imbrie. Quake Rocks Alaskan City. SEWARD, Alaska, January 25 (#)— An earthquake was felt at 5:30 am. here yesterday, lasting 45 seconds. The movement was from north to south and very distinct. No damage was done. My Most Interesting Case BY MISS INEZ L. CADEL, Assistant Director, Instruct ive Visiting Nurse Society, HEN three youngsters take over real housekeeping du- fes and make resourceful tle maids and men of all rk, that is an accomplish- it is that the organized { the Johnewon children is most_intere: of aid_rende fve Visiting Nurse Soclety outhful staff of the Johnson emold includes: Ann, 10 years old, | housekeeper and nursemaid for the baby; Dick, 8 years old, janitor, dish- washer dener; blbfl{, 4 | years old, official entertainer for mother during the day, and who has an acute illness of several weeks, 81 p ervisor of household pro- cedures from her bed on the first floor. Such axtraordi- nary atrangements had to be made for the family when Mrs. Johnson became ill several weeks ago. We found the little group completely disorganized in their small frame dwelling on the outekirts of the oity. They were not in need of charity, because the little garden which sur- rounded their home was gay with flow- érs and hardy vegetables. and & emaH insurence poliey affordsd them means for simple living necessities. But an Miss Cadel. and gar- mother, | il mother and three helpless young- sters was not a matter to be made light of. One of our nurses held a conference with the family. Surely, little Ann im- mediately agreed, she could easily pre- | pare simple meals, watch the baby and tend the ! Dildn't she want to grow up soon and be & school teach- er like her mother had been? And Dick's eyes he must iry and be the man of the family. ambition anyway. He well remembered the young aviation mechanic who had beén killed just a few months before by & whirring airplane propeller. So, with remarkable adaptability, the young- sters gayly began their new duties, which will last until the mother is able to be up again. They are dally visited by one of our workers, who gives nurs- ing care to the mother and leaves written instructions for the youthful housekeepers. The Johnson case s just one of the hundreds of families which received clothing, nutrition and general health instruction_from our nurses throughout the year. Besides this one phase of the I V. N. 8. work, other duties include: General, maternity, orthopedic, mental and communicable disease nurs.ng. Much health literature has been dis- tributed through this organization and many speakers were furnished to give heaith talks before club and civic groups. Our nurses also do hourly nurslnw Ap}mn;mmt service for the | convenience of pstients and physicians. | Due to our increased dema: in 1931, the program for this year will be de- cidedly enlarged. shone when we told him To be like his dad was Dick's | Philippine Awards. MANILA, January 25 (#)—Indo- Chinese decorations were conferred to- day by the visiting governor general of the French colony, Pierre Pasquir, upon 30 officials here Recipients of the honor included acting Governor General George C Butte, former Texan; Maj. Gen. John L. Hines, United States Army, in com- mand of the Fhilippine Department; Rear Admiral Montgomery M. Taylor, United States Navy, commander in chief of the Asiatic Fleet, and members of the Philippine cabinet. Gov. Pasquir is returning formally the visit the recent governor general of the Philippines, Dwight F. Davis, made to Indo-China last Spring. Smoke caused & loss of more than $30,000,000 in London in 1031 | Fi lavor-seale‘d and fresh . .. Phillips Delicious Beans . . Some like them cold! Some a great big kettle. Cooking Check your pantry supplies. Besurey hand half a dozen tins of Phillips Deli sarac high quality and fine flavor are to be found in all products packed under the brand PHILLIPS DELICIOUS. N — PilllLl?s kL croY Banquet Guest HONORED BY WOMAN LAWYERS. MRS. ELLEN SPENCER MUSSEY, First president of the Women'’s Bar As- sociation in the District, will be honor guest of that body at its annual ban- quet in the Willard Hotel Wednesday. The principal speaker at the event will be Vice President Curtis, Miss M. Pear] McCall will preside. STATE WILL WAIT FOR JUDD DEFENSE 30 Witnesses Will Be Held for Rebuttal—Motive Still Unestablished. By the Associated Press. PHOENIX, Ariz, January 25.—Coun- ty Attorney Lloyd J. Andrews an- nounced to the State probably will complete its case against Mrs. Winnie Ruth Judd by late afternoon or tomor- row morning The announcement came as a sur- prise, since more than 30 witnesses re- main to testify against Mrs. Judd at the murder trial. Andrew’s statement indicated he will await the construction of the defense case before he presents testimony which previous announcements showed the State was depending upon to send Mrs, Judd to the gallows in the slaying of her two former friends, Mrs. Agnes Anne Le Rol and Miss Hedvig Samuel- son. State witnesses called for rebuttal testimony probably will include J. J. wealthy Phoenix lumber s no indication was given by Andrews that Halloran would be used before the State rested its case. The lumber dealer is listed in the court clerk’s records as a State witness, It was Halloran who, during the in- vestigation of the slayings, admitted friendship with all three women in- volved in the case and added that he had been “innocent, but perhaps in- discreet.” Andrews has suggested the motive for the killing was Mrs. Judd’s alleged jeal- ousy over Halloran. 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